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There is an increasing opportunity to innovate in solar markets in India thanks to the rapidly declining price of photovoltaics (PV). While large-scale ground-mounted solar parks are seeing tremendous growth, an area that still remains largely untapped is open access (OA) for the sector.

KOR Energy(India) Pvt. Ltd., a solar power company on Wednesday announced that it successfully installed a 100 KWp grid tied rooftop solar system at Delhi Public School (DPS), Chandauli Mohansarai Bypass Road, Varanasi.

The Draft National Energy Policy brought out by NITI Aayog strives to set a new agenda for India’s energy sector and provide a medium to long-term policy direction for stakeholders, in line with new developments in this arena.

India needs to partner with other countries to tap cheaper funds for cleaner coal technologies as the South Asian nation is expected to use the fuel to produce over half of its power in the next two decades, the World Coal Association chief said on Thursday.

Giving the poorest people in the world's fast-growing cities access to affordable, clean energy supplies, while wiping out the use of hazardous solid fuels is essential for urban economies to grow on a warming planet, researchers said.

The international crude oil price of Indian Basket as computed/published today by Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas was US$ 52.97 per barrel (bbl) on 06.09.2017.

Sri Lanka has invited Petronet LNG to set up a liquid gas import terminal in that country, marking a major success for the Narendra Modigovernment's energy diplomacy and signalling India’s emergence as a gas bridge for South Asia.

India has rejected Russia’s offer of stake in five more oilfields in the Vankor Cluster in Siberia as it doesn’t want to concentrate its upstream investments in just one country, people with direct knowledge of the negotiations said.

Reliance Industries has acquired Gujarat-based Kemrock Industries & Exports after the latter’s lenders put up the company and its assets up on the block, the Mukesh Ambani-led conglomerate said in a statement.

Minister of Railways and Coal Piyush Goyal today held a marathon meeting with members of full Railway Board & Safety Directorate of Railway Board to comprehensively review Safety measures for train operations.

India’s first solar powered train was launched merely a month ago by former railway minister Suresh Prabhu. Only a month old, the solar train is under threats from villagers trying to steal the train’s solar panel.

In order to clear the extra passenger rush during Dasara and Diwali, the South Central Railway (SCR) decided to extend the run between Kacheguda -Tatanagar for 18 more services, a railway press release said.

In yet another incident of train derailment as many as seven coaches of Jabalpur Bound 11448 Shaktipunj Express derailed near Obra dam in Dhanbad division of East Central Railway (ECR) in Sonbhadra district on Thursday morning.